Upstate New York

I had a work trip to New York (up by the Finger Lakes) in June, so we arranged it that Riley and Brian could come with.  We drove to DC, stayed with Brian's Uncle Sam, and then on up to NY.

We went to the Corning Museum of Glass, and I made a sculpture, while Brian and Riley made a sun catcher.











We also went to the Museum of Play in Rochester. It was super fun.

While I was in the field, Brian and Riley drove to Ithaca and did fun things.

After all of my work obligations were done, it was on to Niagara Falls.  We did the Cave of the Winds (Where you put on a bright yellow poncho, and climb around on decking in one of the water falls), which I think was Riley's favorite part.  He didn't seem too impressed of the Falls once we had seen it, but Brian was enthralled.  Luckily, we had gotten a room that overlooked the falls on the Canadian side.
















Driving home, we stopped in the Shenandoah Valley, and went on a cave tour, which was Riley's first time in a cave, where they also had a trail with Dinosaurs!